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Coinciding with the launch of the new 3G iPhone, Apple will at 5pm today open the doors to its brand new on-demand iPhone Apps Store – with gaming leading the charge and offering great opportunities for developers. Apple claims that of the 500 applications expected to be available at launch, …
Read More »Is iPhone App Store a new dawn for developers?
Massive demand and good returns point to huge opportunity for game devs working on Appleâ??s new 3G handset
Read More »Need for Speed Undercover… uncovered
Speaking at the William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference in Chicago yesterday, EA CEO John Riccitiello announced that the next instalment in its popular street racing series Need for Speed will be dubbed ‘Undercover’, GameSpot reports. However, following previous comments in which the outspoken executive admitted to disappointment concerning …
Read More »Capcom recruiting on the back of large dev drive
In a post on its US blog , Capcom has officially begun the hunt for a swathe of new development, revealing that it has 15 different games projects on the go in the process. Amongst the positions being advertised are the likes of studio art director, senior producer, producer, senior …
Read More »Far Cry 2 devs pleased with PS3 development
Ubisoft Montreal has said that the PS3’s unique architecture has proved a good fit for the technology behind its upcoming Far Cry 2 – though says that it has taken a lot of effort to get used to the machine. "We were somewhat worried by some of the reported high …
Read More »Riccitiello: EA made mistakes with studio acquisitions
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has admitted the company made mistakes when it acquired well-known developers. Speak at DICE last week, he said that integrating the teams at independents such as Bullfrog, Westwood and Origin ultimately stifled the creative talent there: "We at EA blew it, and to a degree …
Read More »TIGA to host new event at London Games Festival
Another event has been added to the fast-growing roster for October’s London Games Festival with the day-long Working With Games set to examine how developers can forge partnerships with the TV, film and advertising industries. The organisers say other mediums are looking to games to extend brands while games firms …
Read More »TIGA to host new event at London Games Festival
Another event has been added to the fast-growing roster for October’s London Games Festival with the day-long Working With Games set to examine how developers can forge partnerships with the TV, film and advertising industries. The organisers say other mediums are looking to games to extend brands while games firms …
Read More »Midlands enjoys games industry boom
The British Midlands Development Corporation, an American development agency for central England, has been toasting the growth of the games sector in UK’s midlands. MCV sister publication Develop reports that two key announcements have been key to this growth – namely the expansion of Sega’s Racing Studio in Solihull, which …
Read More »Epic Games snaps up Polish studio
Gears Of War creator Epic Games has acquired a majority interest in People Can Fly, the Polish development studio behind Painkiller. MCV sister site Develop reports that the two companies first developed a relationship when People Can Fly showed Epic prototypes of an Unreal Engine 3-based multi-platform title they were …
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